Explore Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada, with this interactive street and satellite map. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above the map to switch views. You can “grab” the map and drag it to re-centre it, or use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours — plus shaded relief, a labelled UTM grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
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This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Otter Lake, Quebec. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Quebec or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Otter Lake and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the Canada Base Map from Natural Resources Canada with Toporama contours layered over it — the CanVec topographic data behind the printed NTS sheets, and the mapping used for hiking, hunting, canoe routes and back-country travel. Relief shows shaded relief and hypsometric tints. The search box finds any Canadian town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Otter Lake.
Reading the map like a paper NTS sheet. Click Grid to overlay the UTM grid, labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass — which matters in Canada, where declination runs from about 20 degrees west in Newfoundland to 20 degrees east in the Yukon.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — the grid reference being what Canadian search and rescue work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
Map search is available for a limited number of queries per session to manage costs. Be specific — search precisely for best results.
| Place | Otter Lake |
| Type | Municipality |
| Province / Territory | Quebec (QC) |
| Location | Otter Lake; Pontiac |
| Country | Canada |
| Latitude | 45.852616 |
| Longitude | -76.433344 |
| Population | 1,041 |
| Postal Code (FSA) | J0X |
| Area Code | 263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873 |
| Importance | Village / hamlet |
| CGN ID | ERGDQ |
Otter Lake is a municipality in Otter Lake; Pontiac, Quebec, Canada. It is classified as a village / hamlet. Otter Lake is located at 45.8526°N, 76.4333°W.
Otter Lake rests within the rugged, ancient granite folds of the Canadian Shield, a landscape defined by the stark presence of the Button de Pois. It lies 23.6 km east of Fort-Coulonge, QC (from Fort-Coulonge, QC: bearing 87°T), and is situated 28.1 km north of Shawville. The terrain holds a quiet, heavy stillness, where the low-slanting afternoon sun catches the jagged edges of rock and turns the dark, coniferous needles into points of polished bronze. Just a short distance away, the quiet basin of Lac Hughes reflects the sky with a mirror-like intensity, providing a calm counterpoint to the more distant, rushing power of the Chutes Coulonge. The air here carries a persistent, crisp edge, smelling of damp cedar and turned earth, grounding Otter Lake in a geography that feels both enduring and deeply solitary. The character of Otter Lake finds its roots in the hard work of the forestry and mining sectors that once drew settlers to these dense, shadowed woods. While the industry has shifted, the local pace remains dictated by the seasons, with the daily routines of the people mirroring the slow, deliberate turn of the year. Beyond the immediate village, the land stretches out toward the Rivière Dumont, a slender vein of water navigating the wilder reaches of the territory, while the distant, broad expanse of the Ottawa River Provincial Park marks the outer edge of this vast, forested threshold. Life in Otter Lake persists with a practical, sturdy grace, shaped by the memory of those who first cleared the timber and built their lives against the stubborn, unyielding rock.
Otter Lake déploie ses étendues sous une lumière déclinante qui semble suspendre le mouvement des heures, transformant les rives en une confidence silencieuse. Près de Button de Pois, le sol se fait tour à tour rocailleux et tendre, offrant ses clairières à ceux qui perçoivent encore la patience des anciens défricheurs. À seulement un kilomètre de distance, le Lac Hughes capte les reflets cuivrés du ciel, tandis que le murmure lointain de la Rivière Dumont rappelle, dans une cadence obstinée, la force des eaux qui ont façonné les reliefs environnants. Les Chutes Coulonge, situées à une vingtaine de kilomètres, imposent leur souffle puissant à la terre, rappelant l’époque où le bois dominait les rêves et les labeurs de la contrée. Plus loin, le parc provincial Ottawa River étend son calme sur les horizons, invitant à une contemplation que le rythme quotidien d'Otter Lake protège avec une pudeur singulière. Entre les terres agricoles et les boisés, la vie ici conserve une texture de simplicité retrouvée, où chaque geste des habitants semble répondre à la géographie austère et magnifique du Pontiac. Il existe une clarté particulière dans l'air, une fraîcheur qui accompagne le passage de l'ombre sur les collines, laissant deviner le poids d'une histoire forgée par le travail acharné et la présence constante de la nature sauvage.
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Explore Otter Lake, Quebec, Canada, with an embedded street and satellite map — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 45.852616, -76.433344. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts — including hourly outlooks — are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Detailed location data for Otter Lake includes the postal code (J0X), telephone area code (263, 354, 367, 418, 438, 450, 514, 579, 581, 819, 873). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Canadian city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any Canadian town, county or landmark by name; offers the Canada Base Map with Toporama contours and shaded relief as base layers; overlays a labelled UTM grid so the map can be read like a printed NTS sheet; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a UTM/MGRS grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data for Otter Lake is sourced from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada, and verified by coordinates rather than name matching alone. GPS coordinates, province, administrative location and place type are shown in the information panel above.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGN), Natural Resources Canada |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; Canada Base Map, Toporama and CBME © Natural Resources Canada (Open Government Licence — Canada); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |